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Vestey Holdings Limited

Vestey Holdings Limited is an active UK company (number 00066076), incorporated 1900, with 6 current directors including Helen Jane Ford and Sir James Garwood Michael Wates CBE. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

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Previous officers 27

  1. Brett Geoffrey Sumner 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alison Jane Clifford King 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. James Barnes 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Charles Murray Fisher 2014-2014 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas George Lawrence Timpson 2001-2013 Director View profile
  6. Donald Decourcy Martin 2000-2003 Director View profile
  7. Barry James Long 1999-2004 Director View profile
  8. Jesper Scheel Edelmann 1997-2014 Director View profile
  9. Jan Leendert Van Den Heuvel 1996-2010 Director View profile
  10. Kenneth James Duncombe 1996-2002 Director View profile
  11. Joseph Purgly 1995-1999 Director View profile
  12. Scott Morris Benton 1995-1996 Director View profile
  13. Robert Hamilton Cooper 1994-2001 Director View profile
  14. Sir John Alexander Collins 1994-2002 Director View profile
  15. Edmund Hoyle Vestey 2000 Director View profile
  16. Lord Samuel George Armstrong Vestey 2015 Director View profile
  17. James Alexander Scott 2020 Director View profile
  18. Christopher John Cornthwaite 1995 Director View profile
  19. Basil Rodney Hazlitt 1994 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Ronald Geoffry Vestey 1995 Director View profile
  21. David John Cecil Habgood 2001 Director View profile
  22. Marco Alessandro Pierleoni 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  23. Reginald Eric Blair 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  24. Marco Alessandro Pierleoni 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. John Richard Cuthbert 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  26. Christopher Mcgeoch 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  27. Dennis John Walkerley 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
28/05/1900
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Vestey Holdings Limited is controlled by Vestey Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Vestey Group Limited is controlled by Western United Investment Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

More than one holder is recorded with a majority (Carl Hermann Konrad Friedlaender (75-100% shares); Russell Clark (75-100% shares)), so no single ultimate controller is stated.

Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

12.4y median 11.4y
average tenure
26.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 27Business services 10Finance 5Retail and trade 5Agriculture 4Manufacturing 4Other services 3Property 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00066076
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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